Ethiopia recalls embassy staffer in Ankara who ‘threatened to start war with Turkey’

Ethiopia recalls embassy staffer in Ankara who ‘threatened to start war with Turkey’

ANKARA

The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry on Dec. 1 stated that it recalled an embassy employee in Ankara who was reportedly drunk and threatened police officers that he would “start a war” between Ethiopia and Turkey after getting involved in a traffic accident, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The ministry said in a statement that Ethiopian Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu instructed the formation of a committee to investigate the incident.